This space was published to share your fond memories and stories about Doug Schill.
To share your memories about Doug, click on "Stories" (left hand side of the page). Make sure to add your name and class year or other Duke School affiliation. To learn more about how you can help Doug, click on How to Help.
Below is a letter written in December 2006 by Mike Schill, Mark Schill, Lindy Schill Cheever and Megan Schill Bartholomew to their community. Their letter is paraphrased here so you may learn more about Doug and Judy's situation.
Dear Friends:
In this season of loving and giving, our family has realized it is God's gift to us to love and be loved, a privilege to give and very difficult to ask and receive. However, extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures, and so we write you today asking for your help.
Our parents, Doug and Judy Schill, were visiting Megan and her family in South Korea in September 2006, when Doug suffered a dissection and hemorrhage from an aortic aneurysm he never knew he had. Dad's life hung in the balance for many weeks following emergency surgery, suffering form kidney failure, leg infections, stroke, and a host of other complications.
The medical care Dad received in Seoul was outstanding, but it became clear that we needed to bring him back to the United States to ensure his fullest possible recovery. That required us to charter an air ambulance staffed by a physician, respiratory therapist, and nurse necessary for Dad to survive the trip from Seoul to Milwaukee, where both Mom and Dad could have nearby support of family.
Dad has made significant strides recently, and he is now talking and breathing in his own, and eating with assistance. His doctors and nurses have noticed and appreciated his wonderful sense of humor! The consistent - though slow - progress has truly lifted our spirits. Dad is now ready for transfer to a rehabilitation facility closer to their Durham home.
Dad dedicated his career to teaching - in Charlotte, Hong Kong, and Durham. Mom and Dad had both just retired at the end of 2005/06 school year and looked forward to spending more time with grandchildren. Plainly the picture of their retirement years has changed. Dad's experiences have been rich, but his material assets are not. The medical expenses related to this illness far exceed his ability to pay.
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This space was published to share your fond memories and stories about Doug Schill.
To share your memories about Doug, click on "Stories" (left hand side of the page). Make sure to add your name and class year or other Duke School affiliation. To learn more about how you can help Doug, click on How to Help.
Below is a letter written in December 2006 by Mike Schill, Mark Schill, Lindy Schill Cheever and Megan Schill Bartholomew to their community. Their letter is paraphrased here so you may learn more about Doug and Judy's situation.
Dear Friends:
In this season of loving and giving, our family has realized it is God's gift to us to love and be loved, a privilege to give and very difficult to ask and receive. However, extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures, and so we write you today asking for your help.
Our parents, Doug and Judy Schill, were visiting Megan and her family in South Korea in September 2006, when Doug suffered a dissection and hemorrhage from an aortic aneurysm he never knew he had. Dad's life hung in the balance for many weeks following emergency surgery, suffering form kidney failure, leg infections, stroke, and a host of other complications.
The medical care Dad received in Seoul was outstanding, but it became clear that we needed to bring him back to the United States to ensure his fullest possible recovery. That required us to charter an air ambulance staffed by a physician, respiratory therapist, and nurse necessary for Dad to survive the trip from Seoul to Milwaukee, where both Mom and Dad could have nearby support of family.
Dad has made significant strides recently, and he is now talking and breathing in his own, and eating with assistance. His doctors and nurses have noticed and appreciated his wonderful sense of humor! The consistent - though slow - progress has truly lifted our spirits. Dad is now ready for transfer to a rehabilitation facility closer to their Durham home.
Dad dedicated his career to teaching - in Charlotte, Hong Kong, and Durham. Mom and Dad had both just retired at the end of 2005/06 school year and looked forward to spending more time with grandchildren. Plainly the picture of their retirement years has changed. Dad's experiences have been rich, but his material assets are not. The medical expenses related to this illness far exceed his ability to pay.